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Johnny Gorsica
John Joseph Perry Gorsica
born John Joseph Perry Gorczyca

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.
School West Virginia University

Debut April 22, 1940
Final Game September 17, 1947
Born March 29, 1915 in Bayonne, NJ
Died December 16, 1998 in Charlottesville, VA

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1940 25 DET AL   7   7  29  20   5   2   2  0  160.0  170   85   77  10   57   68   4   2   692       1  4.33  4.73  109 1.419
 1941 26 DET AL   9  11  33  21   8   1  10  2  171.0  193   98   85  14   55   59   2   5   753       1  4.47  4.52  101 1.450
 1942 27 DET AL   3   2  28   0   0   0  19  4   53.0   63   31   28   2   26   19   3   0   242       0  4.75  3.95   83 1.679
 1943 28 DET AL   4   5  35   4   1   0  18  5   96.3   88   43   36   3   40   45   2   2   406       1  3.36  3.53  105 1.329
 1944 29 DET AL   6  14  34  19   8   1   8  4  162.0  192   88   74   5   32   47   4   1   696       1  4.11  3.57   87 1.383
 1946 31 DET AL   0   0  14   0   0   0   7  1   23.7   28   13   12   5   11   14   0   0   105       0  4.56  3.64   80 1.648
 1947 32 DET AL   2   0  31   0   0   0  16  1   57.7   44   27   24   5   26   20   2   1   242       0  3.75  3.78  101 1.214
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .443  31  39 204  64  22   4  80 17  723.7  778  385  336  44  247  272  17  11  3136       4  4.18  4.09   98 1.416
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   9  51  16   5   1  20  4  183.3  197   97   85  11   62   69   4   2   795   0   1  4.18  4.09   98 1.416
 Career High      9  14  35  21   8   2  19  5  171.0  193   98   85  14   57   68   4   5   753   0   1  3.36  4.73  109 1.214

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1940 25 DET AL  29   62    6   12   0  2   1    7   0  0   3  15  .194  .231  .306   33   19   1           0   1
 1941 26 DET AL  33   57    5   17   1  0   0    3   0  0   6   7  .298  .365  .316   74   18   3           0   3
 1942 27 DET AL  31   10    2    1   0  1   0    0   0  0   0   1  .100  .100  .300    7    3   1           0   0
 1943 28 DET AL  36   23    2    4   0  1   0    0   0  0   1   6  .174  .208  .261   32    6   2           0   0
 1944 29 DET AL  40   52    7    7   2  1   0    4   0  0   2   6  .135  .167  .212    5   11   0           0   3
 1946 31 DET AL  14    3    1    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .667  .667 1.000  350    3   0           0   0
 1947 32 DET AL  31   10    0    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .200  .273  .300   57    3   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      214  217   23   45   5  5   1   14   0  0  13  42  .207  .252  .290   42   63   7   0   0   0   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        164   17   34   4  4   1   11   0  0  10  32  .207  .252  .290   42   48   5   0   0   0   5
 Career High     40   62    7   17   2  2   1    7   0  0   6  15                          19   3   0   0   0   3

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1940 25 DET AL   66   52    4   2.0   119| .194  .290| .231  .364| .306  .439| .537  .804|  33  .164  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1941 26 DET AL   66   46    7   4.1   115| .298  .287| .365  .365| .316  .423| .681  .789|  74  .432  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1942 27 DET AL   11   10    0   0.0   101| .100  .275| .100  .350| .300  .385| .400  .735|   7  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1943 28 DET AL   26   21    1   1.3    93| .174  .265| .208  .341| .261  .366| .469  .706|  32  .123  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1944 29 DET AL   54   48    2   1.1    96| .135  .275| .167  .343| .212  .375| .379  .718|   5  .089  -6.9  -0.7   0%
 1946 31 DET AL    3    1    2  53.4   101| .667  .271| .667  .346|1.000  .389|1.667  .735| 350  .991   1.0   0.1   0%
 1947 32 DET AL   11    8    1   3.3    99| .200  .266| .273  .346| .300  .382| .573  .729|  57  .399  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       237  186   17   2.4   108| .207  .281| .252  .355| .290  .406| .542  .762|  42  .250 -19.2  -2.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1940 25 DET AL   P   29     15   53    4    2  .944  .956  2.34  1.05  3.83  2.04   20  160.0
 1941 26 DET AL   P   33     10   52    2    3  .969  .960  1.88  1.16  3.26  2.14   21  171.0
 1942 27 DET AL   P   28      5   29    1    0  .971  .958  1.21  1.30  5.77  2.31    0   53.0
 1943 28 DET AL   P   35     10   30    0    3 1.000  .964  1.14  1.27  3.74  2.27    4   96.3
 1944 29 DET AL   P   34     17   42    2    5  .967  .959  1.74  1.14  3.28  2.09   19  162.0
 1946 31 DET AL   P   14      2    2    1    0  .800  .952  0.29  1.01  1.52  2.01    0   23.7
 1947 32 DET AL   P   31      9   12    0    1 1.000  .955  0.68  0.95  3.28  1.92    0   57.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1940 25 DET AL   P   29     15   53    4    2  .944  .956  2.34  1.05  3.83  2.04   20  160.0
 1941 26 DET AL   P   33     10   52    2    3  .969  .960  1.88  1.16  3.26  2.14   21  171.0
 1942 27 DET AL   P   28      5   29    1    0  .971  .958  1.21  1.30  5.77  2.31    0   53.0
 1943 28 DET AL   P   35     10   30    0    3 1.000  .964  1.14  1.27  3.74  2.27    4   96.3
 1944 29 DET AL   P   34     17   42    2    5  .967  .959  1.74  1.14  3.28  2.09   19  162.0
 1946 31 DET AL   P   14      2    2    1    0  .800  .952  0.29  1.01  1.52  2.01    0   23.7
 1947 32 DET AL   P   31      9   12    0    1 1.000  .955  0.68  0.95  3.28  1.92    0   57.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 204     68  220   10   14  .966  .959  1.41  1.14  3.58  2.12   64  723.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       204     68  220   10   14  .966  .959  1.41  1.14  3.58  2.11   64    724

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   2   0   0.79  0  0  0  0  11.1   6   1   4   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Bases on Balls/9IP
1941 AL-2.89-7
1944 AL-1.78-4

Saves
1942 AL-4-6
1943 AL-5-9
1944 AL-4-9

Shutouts
1940 AL-2-9

Losses
1944 AL-14-7

Hit Batsmen
1940 AL-4-8
1944 AL-4-6

Games Finished
1942 AL-19-5
1943 AL-18-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 14 (1250) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1611) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Uniforms
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